PC build for 2000 euro budget

[LadyCuchura]

Budget (including currency): 2000 euros

Country: Netherlands

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly gaming, like Elden Ring, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Inzoi, Oblivion: remastered. For now I have a 1080p monitor but would prefer to upgrade to 1440 fairly soon. (any recommendations for displays would also be welcome, but the costs are outside of the 2000 budget)
Also some programming, but nothing big.

Other details:

I would like to build the pc this month. I have a 5600xt and 3600x right now, built in 2020. Created this in pcpartpicker and would like some opinions from others:

 

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/rgtDXR

 

PCPartPicker Part List:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€320.99 @ Amazon Netherlands)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (€49.85 @ Megekko)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B650-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€185.72 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (€114.90 @ Alternate)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€69.90 @ Alternate) (already bought, not part of budget)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€116.00 @ Paradigit)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€93.90 @ Azerty)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card  (€789.00 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Case: Montech KING 95 PRO ATX Mid Tower Case  (€155.85 @ Alternate)
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000e (2023) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€149.90 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Total: €2046.01
 

Any recommendations are welcome, would like to use the new build for quite some time (5-10 years). Of course we can't predict what games are going to need in the future, but would be nice if the build could last a while. Thought it might be better to go for the 9070XT because of the ray tracing, but not sure if that is the best call.

I have the 4TB HDD for video and photo storage.

If there are any other questions, please let me know. What do you think of this build?

 

[Why_Me]

You don't want RGB RAM with dual tower coolers due to the tall heatsinks. Those fish tank cases don't cool well with an air cooler. This latest generation of AMD and Nvidia cards support PCIe 5.0 so find a board that supports PCIe 5.0 for the gpu.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€406.89 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (€42.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Motherboard: *MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€203.99 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: *Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (€96.90 @ Alternate) 
Storage: *TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G50 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€118.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card  (€789.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  (€69.44 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€119.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Monitor: *MSI G272QPF E2 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor  (€179.00 @ Alternate) 
Total: €2026.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-12 13:28 CEST+0200

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-free-or-cheap 

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.msi.com/Monitor/G272QPF-E2 

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B850-GAMING-PLUS-WIFI 

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-review 

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/team-group-g50-2-tb/ 

 

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5 

 

https://www.montechpc.com/air-903-base  

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/montech-air-903-base/  

 

[Why_Me]

ARGB build.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€406.89 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (€50.85 @ Megekko) 
Motherboard: *MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€203.99 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: *Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (€96.90 @ Alternate) 
Storage: *TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G50 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€118.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card  (€789.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  (€83.85 @ Alternate) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€119.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Monitor: *MSI G272QPF E2 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor  (€179.00 @ Alternate) 
Total: €2048.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-12 13:36 CEST+0200 

 

https://www.montechpc.com/air-903-max 

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/montech-air-903-max/ 

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/montech-air-903-max-case-review

[podkall]

2 hours ago, Why_Me said:

ou don't want RGB RAM with dual tower coolers due to the tall heatsinks.

Yep, but it only reaches the first fan, so you can always raise the fan, but that doesn't look good either.

 

So instead of this tweaked build:

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/m6J3MC

 

You get this same tweaked build without RGB RAM:

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/dX4LKq

 

Just a suggestion obviously, but very good one and I can explain why.

[Why_Me]

2 minutes ago, podkall said:

Yep, but it only reaches the first fan, so you can always raise the fan, but that doesn't look good either.

 

So instead of this tweaked build:

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/m6J3MC

 

You get this same tweaked build without RGB RAM:

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/dX4LKq

 

Just a suggestion obviously, but very good one and I can explain why.

I wouldn't use a fish tank case if it was given to me for free, especially if using a cpu air cooler.

[LadyCuchura]

39 minutes ago, podkall said:

Yep, but it only reaches the first fan, so you can always raise the fan, but that doesn't look good either.

 

So instead of this tweaked build:

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/m6J3MC

 

You get this same tweaked build without RGB RAM:

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/dX4LKq

 

Just a suggestion obviously, but very good one and I can explain why.

So you mean that the build would work better with the other RAM and still good enough for the case? Or it would be better have another case like @Why_Me suggested? Cause I wouldn't mind going for another case, just thought it looked nice and the buttons in front makes sure that my cat can't power off my pc. But maybe I can just deactivate the power off button on another case.

[LadyCuchura]

40 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

I wouldn't use a fish tank case if it was given to me for free, especially if using a cpu air cooler.

Okay, so no fish tank it is , I'm not set on a specific look. Just thought it looked nice .

[podkall]

9 minutes ago, LadyCuchura said:

So you mean that the build would work better with the other RAM and still good enough for the case?

All RAMs work, if you look at selection on my list, you can see your Corsair RAM as one of the options, the filter just picks cheapest.

 

9 minutes ago, LadyCuchura said:

Or it would be better have another case like @Why_Me suggested?

You can get any case, it's personal prefrence, fishtanks can get bit warmer but nothing to worry about too much it's not tens °C hotter just few numbers.

 

10 minutes ago, LadyCuchura said:

Cause I wouldn't mind going for another case, just thought it looked nice and the buttons in front makes sure that my cat can't power off my pc. But maybe I can just deactivate the power off button on another case.

Do you want case recommendations? Hit me with what kind of aesthetics you plan.

 

11 minutes ago, LadyCuchura said:

So you mean that the build would work better with the other RAM and still good enough for the case?

To better explain it, the RAM is literally tall, the RGB RAM, which means it's little bit in way of the cooler:

 

• You can see the user had to raise the first fan, to clear the RAM. It works but can slightly worsen the aesthetics sometimes.

 

 

 

 

Looks like this from the top with raised fan:

 

[LadyCuchura]

36 minutes ago, podkall said:

To better explain it, the RAM is literally tall, the RGB RAM, which means it's little bit in way of the cooler:

 

• You can see the user had to raise the first fan, to clear the RAM. It works but can slightly worsen the aesthetics sometimes.

Oh wow thanks for the explanation and pictures! Makes a lot more sense for me now
 

 

38 minutes ago, podkall said:

Do you want case recommendations? Hit me with what kind of aesthetics you plan.

I'd love some recommendations! I don't have one particular look in mind. I do like to have at least one glass plane to see the build inside, preferably the power button not on top and I do like a bit of a wood look like the Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/ybNxFT/fractal-design-north-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-nor1c-02 But my brother already has that one so I would prefer something else. And I like some RGB.

 

[Why_Me]

1 hour ago, LadyCuchura said:

Oh wow thanks for the explanation and pictures! Makes a lot more sense for me now
 

I'd love some recommendations! I don't have one particular look in mind. I do like to have at least one glass plane to see the build inside, preferably the power button not on top and I do like a bit of a wood look like the Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/ybNxFT/fractal-design-north-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-nor1c-02 But my brother already has that one so I would prefer something else. And I like some RGB.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Case: *Antec FLUX ATX Mid Tower Case  (€109.90 @ Megekko) 
Total: €109.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-12 19:29 CEST+0200

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (€105.85 @ Alternate) 
Total: €105.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-12 19:30 CEST+0200

 

 

[LadyCuchura]

4 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Case: *Antec FLUX ATX Mid Tower Case  (€109.90 @ Megekko) 
Total: €109.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-12 19:29 CEST+0200

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (€105.85 @ Alternate) 
Total: €105.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-12 19:30 CEST+0200

 

 

Thanks for the recommendations! I really like the look of the Antec Flux case

[podkall]

1 hour ago, LadyCuchura said:

I'd love some recommendations! I don't have one particular look in mind. I do like to have at least one glass plane to see the build inside, preferably the power button not on top and I do like a bit of a wood look like the Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/ybNxFT/fractal-design-north-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-nor1c-02 But my brother already has that one so I would prefer something else. And I like some RGB.

Why not just get North if you like the North case?

 

Either way, there's some cases you might like: (particularly they come with few RGB fans)

 

Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case

Antec FLUX ATX Mid Tower Case

Montech XR Wood ATX Mid Tower Case

Corsair FRAME 4000D RS ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case

Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case

be quiet! Pure Base 500DX ATX Mid Tower Case

Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case

Lian Li LANCOOL 216 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case

Lian Li LANCOOL III RGB ATX Mid Tower Case

Lian Li LANCOOL III RGB ATX Mid Tower Case

 

They all should be decent or better.

[LadyCuchura]

2 hours ago, podkall said:

Why not just get North if you like the North case?

 

Either way, there's some cases you might like: (particularly they come with few RGB fans)

 

Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case

Antec FLUX ATX Mid Tower Case

Montech XR Wood ATX Mid Tower Case

Corsair FRAME 4000D RS ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case

Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case

be quiet! Pure Base 500DX ATX Mid Tower Case

Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case

Lian Li LANCOOL 216 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case

Lian Li LANCOOL III RGB ATX Mid Tower Case

Lian Li LANCOOL III RGB ATX Mid Tower Case

 

They all should be decent or better.

Thank you for all the recommendations! I'm going to have a good look at all of them and then choose one

[podkall]

35 minutes ago, LadyCuchura said:

Thank you for all the recommendations! I'm going to have a good look at all of them and then choose one

you can also go on pcpartpicker, and select all the brands mentioned and scroll, maybe sort from cheapest and ofc don't forget to set your country